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Worms to Wings Excerpt from the “Worms to Wings” welcome letter… We will begin our time together with a little prep work—brainstorming what we know about insects and other bugs and creating a few items to help us with our week’s work. We will most certainly need to decorate a “bug jug” for catching and observing our critters, as well as a “bug log” in which we will keep drawings and notes about what we find during our outdoor explorations. Our emphasis will be on local insects and bugs, such as ants, butterflies, worms and spiders. Throughout the week we will go on “treasure hunts” on the grounds of Little Falls Meeting, searching for bugs and insects that we will temporarily (and very carefully!) place in our “bug jugs.” Looking through magnifying lenses, we will take an in-depth look at the “treasures” we find— categorizing them, identifying the attributes which make each creature unique— and use this information to create graphs, charts, poems and stories. Writing, singing, acting and playing will be integral parts of our week, as we learn (and make up!) poems, songs, skits, and games about our new friends. This year we will be taking a field trip to Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, which will take place during the morning of Wednesday, July 23rd. Our week will close with a “Bug Bash” which will take place from 1:15-2:00 pm on Friday afternoon. During this closing celebration, there will be a special presentation of one or more skits, songs or stories that the children will create and/or learn throughout the course of the week. Our time together will also include some delicious bug-theme “treats” and some time set aside for individual children to share some of their creations with their families.------------------------------------------------------------------------ Program Information: Is a spider an insect? Does a butterfly emerge from a cocoon or a chrysalis? What’s the “buzz” about bees? Worms to Wings, a fully interdisciplinary study of the world of creepy-crawlies, will enable your child to discover the answers to these and other questions through observation, research, role-playing, songs, and games. The week will be devoted to learning about the habitats, the life cycles, and the importance of some of our favorite (and not so favorite!) creatures of the outdoors. With an emphasis on local bugs and insects such as butterflies, ants, bees and spiders, each student will create a "Bug Log" which will reflect his/her knowledge learned throughout the week. Our culminating activity will be a “Bug Bash!” where we will invite parents to play games, share in our feast of bug juice, worms and spiders, and watch us perform songs and skits about our little outdoor friends. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The teacher – Christine Huxtable earned a BA in English and elementary education from The College of Wooster (OH). She holds a M.Ed. from Widener University in PA. While in graduate school, Christine obtained her Pennsylvania State Teacher Certification. She taught elementary school for nine years before marrying and becoming a mother, which is now her full time job. She is a graduate of Friends School of Baltimore and serves on Harford Friends School’s Lower School Planning Team. The school’s elementary program will open in September 2008.
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